Horseshoe-pad.



' im. 740,148. Y Y PATEN-TBD SEPT. 29, 1903. A. LARSBN.

HORSBSHQE PAD.

N0 MODEL.

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atented September 29, 1903.

PATENT' OEEICE.

CHICAGO, lLLlNOlS.

HORSESHOE-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters' Patent No. 740,148, datedSeptember 29, 1903.

Applicaties filed June 4| 1902. Serial No. 110,145. (llo model.)

To @ZZ whom, t irl/ay concern.:

Be it known that I, ANDRU LAEsEN, of Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorseshoe-Pads; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.'

This invention relates to improvements in combined cushioning andprotecting pads adapted to be interposed between the foot of a horse andthe shoe for the purposes, first, of protecting the softer parts of thefoot of the animal from injury due to contact of the foot with nails,sharp stones, and the likein roadways, and, second, to provide betweenthe anilnals foot and the shoe a cushioning-` body which relieves theshock on the foot due to hard pavements and roadways.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, andmorelparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of the upper side of thepad and a shoe, showing in dotted lines the position of the foot of thehorse thereon. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the pad. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section of the pad, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings, A designates the bar of an ordinary open shoeprovided with the usual downwardly extending holding-4 calks A.

B designates as a Whole myimproved pad, which is placed on top of theshoe and between the shoe and the foot of the animal to which said shoeis attached. Said pad conis of laminated construction, being made,preferably, of a plurality of layers of canvas or like brous material,as shown in Fig. 3. Said layers'are thoroughly soaked in a waterproofmaterial, such as tar. Said tar permeates the layers of the pad and isembedded between said layers, thereby serving not only as a means forpreventing the passage of wathe layers together. Said pad is made of thegeneral contour of the shoe and is cut away at its front end to provideroom for the toe'- vclip A2. Preferably said pad is reinforced at itsrear end by means of a transverse metal plate C, which extends from oneside of the pad to the other and is secured thereto by means of rivets eor other like fastening devices, which extend through said plate and`the pad and are clenched on their under' surfaces upon washers c', asshown in Figs. 2 and 3. Said transverse bar is provided with 6o adepression O at its longitudinal center to receive the frog of theanimals foot should said yfrog project below the general level'of thequarters of the hoof.

Preferably the pad is further strengthened and stiftened by means of asecond longitudinally-arranged plate D, which is attached tothe web andthe plate C by means of the rivets c c before mentioned and other rivetsd d, which are clenched upon washers d on 7o the under surface of thepad, as shown in Fig. 2. Il desired, said plates C and D may be made ofa single integral part; but I prefer the construction herein shown, forthe reason that the double thickness of metal at the overlapping platesgives greater strength and rigidity to the stittening members.

The pad is attached to the foot of the animal by the usual nails whichattach the shoe to the hoof, whereby said pad is held firmly 8o betweenthe hoot and the shoe. The transverse metal bar C adords a rigidconnection between the rear ends of the shoe-bar, the parts forming, inedect, when the shoe and pad are in place a closed or bar shoe. It' de-85 sired, the pad B may be used without the stiftening metallic plates;but as said plates strengthen and add durability to the pad I prefer touse the same as illustrated.

It will be seen that the pad when in place 9o between the hoof and theshoe completely protects the softer parts of the foot of the horse fromsuch articles as' nails and sharp stones found on the roadways, which ifallowed to come into contact with the tender parts of the hoot areliable to cause serious injury to the foot ot the animal., In placeswhere nails, screws, and like metal parts` are scattered'en the roadwayitl often occurs that said articles pierce the softer parts of Ico thefoot and cause tetanus, which often results in the death of the animalso aiiiicted. The character of the laminated' pad is also such as toserve as al cushion between the shoe and the foot of the animal toabsorb or cushion jars and concussions brought on the foot due to hardand nnyielding-roadways,

and therefore serves to diminish liability of straining the feet andlimbs of the animal.

AI claim as my inventionl. A horseshoe-pad adapted to be interposedbetween the hoof of a horseand the shoe and made of a plurality oflayers of fibrous material which are permeated and cemented together bya waterproof material, andstiening means for the rear end of the padconsisting of a transverse plate extending from side to side of the padand a longitudinal plate connected with said transverse plate andextending therefrom toward the front end of the pad.

2. A horseshoe-pad adapted to be interposed between the hoof of a horseand the shoe and made of a plurality of layers of fibrous material whichare permeated and cemented together by a waterproof material, andstiffening means for the rear end of the pad consisting of a transverseplate extending from side to side of the pad and a longitudinal plateconnected with said transverse plate and extending therefrom toward thefront end of the pad, said longitudinal plate overlapping at its rearend the transverse plate and being secured to the plate by rivetsextending through said overlapping parts.

3. A horseshoepad adapted to be interposed between the hoof of a horseand the shoe, and made of a plurality of thin layers of fibrous materialwhich are permeated and cemented together by a waterproof material, anda plate extending across the rear end of the pad from side to sidethereof and having a longitudinal part extending forwardly therefromtoward the front of the pad.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinvention I affix mysignature, in presence of two witnesses, this 2d dayof June, A. D. 1902.

ANDRU LARSEN.

Vtitnesses:

WILLIAM L. HALL, GERTRUDE BRYCE.

